187 stories by "Katharine Kavanagh"
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A low coffee table sits before us, its woodgrain perpendicular to that of the boarded stage, laid with a glass mug diagonally sandwiched between an upright sugar cuboid in one corner and a b…
This was the UK premiere of Tesseract, which won Nacho Flores a CircusNext laureate in 2013-2014, but I hope to see a tour outside the capital follow to showcase more widely the potential f…
For regular dance or circus visitors, the current version of EvoL is still a Fringe-level offering but, with continued ambition, scrutiny and professional support, Hannah Finn's vision could…
Donning black gauze masks for our mouth and nose, we are led into the underworld poetry of Becoming Shades, at The Vaults, a moving dream of Persephone's journey into Hades from the creative…
Cirque du Soleil have brought another of their spectacular shows to the Royal Albert Hall as they do every January, and this one is going to extend their stay by touring to several venues ar…
Compagnie MPTA are a regularly returning company to the London International Mime Festival with their forward-thinking and beautifully presented contemporary circus.
Happy New Year! And a Happy Birthday to circus as the 250th anniversary celebrations begin!
To draw a circus map of Britain today, we can no longer just look to the fields and hard-standings where tenting companies pitch, but must also peek behind the walls of theatre buildings and…
'Tis the season to be jolly… so what could be more jolly than a trip to see some circus? Here's our video round up, with some holly on top!
I've been thinking a lot lately about the sensuous experience of watching a circus show, and how reviews " coming generally from a theatrical tradition " usually privilege the conceptual mea…
Organised by Stumble Dance Circus director, Mish Weaver, the Serious Circus symposium is the first iteration of an ongoing project to create a network of support and practitioners who are us…
Winter's in the air, canvases are being stashed for the season, but our video guide shows you what's still on and where in all the circusy nooks of the UK.
Organised by Stumble Dance Circus director, Mish Weaver, the Serious Circus symposium is the first iteration of an ongoing project to create a network of support and practitioners who are us…
Avoiding the stereotypes of circus nostalgia, the show nonetheless manages to use the tropes of classical circus in a way that feels fresh and resonant to contemporary youngsters.
A girl sits huddled inside an aerial cage, a sphere suspended in space, tethered to the figure of Aman Tamang, glittering in the darkness behind a sail-like rigging structure, which combines…
There's more to clowning than red noses and big tops " Katharine Kavanagh looks at the groups using their circus skills to
On his return to Edinburgh, Bence Vagi tells Katharine Kavanagh how seeing a variety of contemporary circus performers in the Scottish capital
A big red, white 'n' blue tent sits in the corner of the park, surrounded by big American style trucks to match, all emblazoned with circus imagery for Uncle Sam's Great American Circus. Don…
Stalking in with a whisper and out with a boom, Circolombia are on a Welsh stage for the first time, bringing their urban energy and Latin rhythms to Bangor's purpose built circus centre wit…
Watch our video review of Briefs' latest show, straight from London and featuring our own close encounter with guest critic Laura Kressly.
A white circus tent with strings of fairy lights and goblin-sculpture guardians sits under the trees in the University of Muenster's campus grounds. During the day it has been home to an int…
The UK towns and countryside look busy as ever with festivals and free events adding to the circus fare this month. Anything else we should be looking out for or reporting on?
Here is a book that hits all my buttons: It's a book about circus; it's a book about writing; most importantly, it's a book about writing about circus! David Lewis Hammarstrom wrote his firs…
Beautiful singing from Lil Rice and the compositions of Ollie Clark, which warm us with percussion-conjured cicadas, bullfrogs and buried tribal memories, are as enveloping as I remember. Th…
